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Eight-Foot Privacy Fence – Can I Build It?
"...city of Austin doesn't allow fences higher than 6 feet. Is that right?..."
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Dec. 2, 2011 Column by Luke Ellis
Wish List
Here's your chance to give back to the areas of our community that need it the most
"...Building: zoned CS; 3,500-10,000 square feet..."
Dec. 11, 2009 Features Feature
Developing Stories: Goodie Basket Development
The Grayco South Shore PUD proposal adds public benefits for height
"...seeking a sole exception: increased height allowance to 90 feet on some of the six tracts vs. the 40..."
Sept. 18, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor
Ike's Lessons
Galveston's land-use decisions exposed by storm's wrath
"...most of Galveston Island was only 12 to 15 feet, rather than the predicted maximum of 25 feet, only..."
Dec. 26, 2008 News Feature by Tom Curtis
Developing Stories: Walking on Water
A roundup of Lady Bird Lake planning efforts that are all wet
"...include galvanized steel set on pilings spaced every 20-25 feet, solid concrete with hefty supporting piers every 50 feet,..."
Dec. 19, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor
Well of Controversy: Water Hogs Threaten Farm
Water shortage in East Travis County growth corridor threatens Tecolote Farm
"...been in operation since time immemorial and penetrated 26 feet below the surface. "It was always at 13 feet..."
July 11, 2008 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham
Day Trips
Texas coastal fishing piers provide the means to walk on water
"...structure to the fishermen. The north pier is 2,500 feet long, and the south end of the former causeway..."
March 7, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
AFL Rules
"...yards long (excluding two 8-yard end zones) and 85 feet wide. In terms of an NFL field, this is..."
May 4, 2007 Sports Feature by Jeremy Martin
We Were the Urban Pioneers
Our search for the just-right million-dollar condo, in the wilds of Downtown
"...straight past the one-bedrooms – anything under 1,000 square feet, really – Burton and Shanti deign to consider Plan..."
March 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
McCracken: The Pwned Becomes the Pwner?
Square footage numbers vindicate McCraken?
"...the APD): Super Wal-Mart, 1030 Norwood Park: 223,233 square feet Super Wal-Mart, 12900 N. I-35 service road: 208,552 square..."
Feb. 13, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar
Point Austin: Wal-Mart's Xmas Gift
Bringing coal to Northcross, something better for the rest of us
"...of proposed retail stores in excess of 100,000 square feet. It's only a first reading, and there were timorous..."
Dec. 22, 2006 News Column by Michael King
Katrina Through the Eyes of an EMT
Philipp Meyer, a fellow at the Michener Center for Writers at UT and an EMT, drove to New Orleans and spent 24 hours working with a local police department as an EMT.
"...descended slightly and there was between 5 and 10 feet of water blocking it. At the edge of the..."
Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Philipp Meyer
TV Eye
The cure to the summer rerun doldrums? HBO's Sex and the City and Six Feet Under.
"...and the City and the series premiere of Six Feet Under, both on HBO. What an interesting evening of..."
June 8, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta
Condo Clash
The Gotham Has Neighbors Up in Arms
"...The multi-family category allows a maximum height of 90 feet, requires setbacks of 15 feet from side streets (in..."
Oct. 1, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson
Council: A Rezoning Case at Historic Delta Kappa Gamma House
On the agenda: A contract with the SAFE Alliance to run a new family violence shelter and Stratus eyes the sky
"...that allows for a maximum building height of 120 feet. But it is also applying for the city's Downtown..."
May 21, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders
How ATX Studios Has Quietly Become Valuable Real Estate for TV in Austin
One of the city's big filming facilities is about to undergo a massive expansion
"...recognize it as a Murderball track. A few hundred feet away used to be the well in which Kevin..."
Nov. 22, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
After the Flood, Before the Flood
As the area recovers from the Memorial Day flood, El Niño looms
"...the Blanco River swelled from a comparatively modest five feet at 9pm Saturday to a staggering 41 feet by..."
Aug. 14, 2015 News Feature by Nina Hernandez
PUD Proposal Wins Few Friends
Developers of proposed condo seek a zoning change to allow a height of 96 feet at Riverside and Lamar project
"...larger projects, will allow developers to build to 96 feet instead of the currently allowed maximum of 60 feet...."
April 12, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano
The Taco PUD
Zilker neighbors have beef with condo tower
"...building to go beyond the current limit of 60 feet...."
March 8, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano
Trading Grass for Cash
When it comes to water, Augustine is no saint
"...offering a cash incentive: $10 for every 100 square feet of lawn that a homeowner allows to die off..."
Sept. 23, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Q&A: Austin’s Coastal Neighbors
How Galveston looks to its past to prepare for its future – and what that means for Austin
"...the Seawall. If the tide goes beyond over three feet there, we call for voluntary evacuation of the West..."
Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer
The Souls of Our Feet 2008
Tapestry's new program of classic tap routines continues to reveal the form's vitality and the troupe's growing skill
"...The Souls of Our Feet 2008..."
March 14, 2008 Arts Review by Robert Faires
'Why Jimmy'
Second-Place Winner
"...For the record, now that Jimmy doesn't have feet he can't walk all over my books or jump..."
Feb. 15, 2008 Books Feature by Erin Pringle
Wish List
Give 'Til It Helps, Part 2
"...Conference tables (8-feet long)..."
Dec. 21, 2007 Features Feature
Austin's Cultural Makeover: The Next Stage
How much closer we are to getting the cultural wonderland we imagined 10 years ago
"...store. The library expanded to more than 15,000 square feet, with computers, meeting and study rooms, gallery space, and..."
Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Which of these condos is not like the other?
"...units, Spring's models start at a scant 576 square feet, sprawling to three-bedroom, three-bath units of more than 1,700..."
March 23, 2007 News Feature
The Town Lake Variance Shuffle
The hike-and-bike trail, questionable developer tactics, and a potential windfall for urban parks all flow together on East Riverside Drive
"...requested variances to build three 17-story towers just 80 feet from the shoreline. Because this is 120 feet closer..."
Nov. 24, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
Naked City
Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond
"...to narrower existing roads. Typical four-lane roadways provide 24 feet for traffic moving in one direction. According to the..."
Sept. 22, 2006 News Feature
Weird by Design
City's proposed design standards emphasize livability,
walkability, and flexibility
"...would create maximum set-backs from the street (currently 15 feet for buildings on transit roadways), and encourage doors facing..."
April 1, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May
TV Eye
Who was left off the list for this year's Emmy nominees.
"...Drama series nominees: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS), Six Feet Under (HBO), The Sopranos (HBO), 24 (Fox), The West..."
